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Thermodynamic Work Calculations in Piston-Cylinder Systems

The document presents a series of thermodynamics problems involving various piston-cylinder devices and different working fluids, including refrigerants, water vapor, nitrogen, helium, and air. Each problem requires calculations related to work done, heat loss or gain, and energy supplied during specific thermodynamic processes such as heating, expansion, and compression. The problems emphasize the application of thermodynamic principles and equations to analyze the behavior of gases and liquids under varying conditions.

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Thermodynamic Work Calculations in Piston-Cylinder Systems

The document presents a series of thermodynamics problems involving various piston-cylinder devices and different working fluids, including refrigerants, water vapor, nitrogen, helium, and air. Each problem requires calculations related to work done, heat loss or gain, and energy supplied during specific thermodynamic processes such as heating, expansion, and compression. The problems emphasize the application of thermodynamic principles and equations to analyze the behavior of gases and liquids under varying conditions.

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CHAPTER-4

Problem-4.1: A frictionless piston–cylinder device initially contains 200 L of saturated liquid


refrigerant-134a. The piston is free to move, and its mass is such that it maintains a pressure
of 900 kPa on the refrigerant. The refrigerant is now heated
until its temperature rises to 70°C. Calculate the work done during this process.

Problem-4.2: A mass of 5 kg of saturated water vapor at 300 kPa is heated at constant pressure
until the temperature reaches 200°C. Calculate the work done by the steam during this
process.

Problem-4.3: A piston–cylinder device initially contains 0.25 kg of nitrogen gas at 130 kPa and
120°C. The nitrogen is now expanded isothermally to a pressure of 100 kPa. Determine the
boundary work done during this process.

Problem-4.4: A piston–cylinder device contains helium gas initially at 150 kPa, 20°C, and 0.5
m3. The helium is now compressed in a polytropic process (PVn=constant) to 400 kPa and
140°C. Determine the heat loss or gain during this process.

Problem-4.5: A piston–cylinder device contains 5 kg of refrigerant-134a at 800 kPa and 70°C.


The refrigerant is now cooled at constant pressure until it exists as a liquid at 15°C. Determine
the amount of heat loss and show the process on a T-v diagram with respect to saturation lines.

Problem-4.6: A mass of 15 kg of air in a piston–cylinder device is heated from 25 to 77°C by


passing current through a resistance heater inside the cylinder. The pressure inside the
cylinder is held constant at 300 kPa during the process, and a heat loss of 60 kJ occurs.
Determine the electric energy supplied, in kWh by considering
(a) the constant specific heats at average temperature (Cp=1.0065 kJ/kgK).
(b) the variable specific heats.

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